Taking Poetry Public
Thought of the Day:
How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -Kenneth Tynan, theater critic and author (2 Apr 1927-1980)
from Wordsmith.org
How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself. -Kenneth Tynan, theater critic and author (2 Apr 1927-1980)
from Wordsmith.org
POEM OF THE WEEK
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before the tall stems
of the pre-blossom wildflowers called me
into their bamboo-stalk
labyrinth of swaying
singing forest
and small brown birds
erupted like cruise missiles
crossed the continent
of front yard
to strike the lone magnolia
splashes of lavender
primroses seduced
the sun and a sphinx
moth and cheating-heart bees
the ungrateful crows
I've been feeding
cheap puppy chow
from the discount store
land like Omaha
Beach and squawk
orders for cups of kibble
and the hawk screes somewhere
in the tortured gray
mottled sky
and I unmoor
from the perception
of biological superiority
and face
the truth
of my degenerative
soul
and I can again
and never be
anything but…
but I won't be
the same one
By James Mathis
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